MCP, MCP server
sbomx
sbomx, an MCP server listed in the PlugVet directory.
Compatibility: Not stated.
Grade B
Minor issues only, no Medium or High. Worth a quick look at the findings below before installing.
Not a guarantee. A hygiene check of the source at the commit shown, not a security audit.
NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST NETWORK_UNNAMED_HOST PERMISSION_SHELL_DECLARED INSTALL_DOCUMENTED_INSTALLER OBFUSCATION_FILE_OVER_READ_CAP
Why this grade
- NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST Low
Makes a network call whose host is not written as a fixed address.
livesearch.py, line 40
with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=TIMEOUT) as r: # nosec - read-only GET - NETWORK_UNNAMED_HOST Low
Calls a fixed host that the description does not name.
livesearch.py, line 40
with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=TIMEOUT) as r: # nosec - read-only GET - PERMISSION_SHELL_DECLARED Note
Runs shell commands, and the manifest or description says so.
polyglot/python/parser.py, line 141
result = subprocess.run( - INSTALL_DOCUMENTED_INSTALLER Note
Documentation shows an installer that pipes a download into a shell.
README.md, line 359
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cognis-digital/sbomx/main/install.sh | sh - OBFUSCATION_FILE_OVER_READ_CAP Note
A file was over the read cap and was not fully read.
docs/corpus/sbomx-engineering-compendium-reference/sbomx-engineering-compendium-reference.md, line 1
# sbomx - Engineering Compendium & Reference
Any High, or two or more Medium findings, give D. One Medium gives C. Low findings or a security Note give B. Each code names a finding behind the letter.
Grades are a hygiene check of the source at the commit shown, on the date checked, not a security audit or a guarantee. The free directory grades are automated. Before release, a PlugVet engineer reviews every paid report and any grade we hold back, including all F grades, against the source code and the evidence we quote.
What was checked
Plain notes from the hygiene checks.
Permissions
Note
requests shell access. The manifest names this permission.
PERMISSION_SHELL_DECLARED
polyglot/python/parser.py, line 141
result = subprocess.run(
Install and update
Note
README documents an installer that pipes a download into a shell. The docs document an installer that pipes a download into a shell.
INSTALL_DOCUMENTED_INSTALLER
README.md, line 359
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cognis-digital/sbomx/main/install.sh | sh
docs/INSTALL.md, line 13
| **curl \| sh** (one-liner) | `curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cognis-digital/sbomx/main/install.sh \| sh` |
Network
Concern
can reach a host that is not written as a fixed address. can reach raw.githubusercontent.com. The description does not name that host.
NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST NETWORK_UNNAMED_HOST
livesearch.py, line 40
with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=TIMEOUT) as r: # nosec - read-only GET
integrations/webhook.py, line 22
with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=15) as r:
sbomx/datafeeds.py, line 72
def fetch(url: str, *, method: str = "GET", data: Optional[bytes] = None,
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sbomx/datafeeds.py, line 80
with urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=timeout) as resp:
sbomx/datafeeds.py, line 114
raw = fetch(url, method=method, data=body)
scripts/install-prereqs.sh, line 6
sudo apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends python3 python3-pip python3-venv git curl jq
scripts/install-prereqs.sh, line 8
sudo dnf install -y python3 python3-pip git curl jq
scripts/setup-macos.sh, line 4
command -v brew >/dev/null 2>&1 || /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
Secrets
Pass
No read of a credential file or secret environment variable found.
Agent instructions
Pass
No instruction to ignore earlier instructions or to hide a step.
Obfuscation
Note
a file was over the read cap and was not fully read.
OBFUSCATION_FILE_OVER_READ_CAP
docs/corpus/sbomx-engineering-compendium-reference/sbomx-engineering-compendium-reference.md, line 1
# sbomx - Engineering Compendium & Reference
Licence
Pass
A licence file is present (LICENSE).
Maintainer activity
Pass
The latest commit is within the last 365 days.
Note
Hygiene check of commit 30e5840ffc36. requests shell access. The manifest names this permission. README documents an installer that pipes a download into a shell. The docs document an installer that pipes a download into a shell. can reach a host that is not written as a fixed address. can reach raw.githubusercontent.com. The description does not name that host. a file was over the read cap and was not fully read.
Date and source
Date checked:
github.com
Commit graded: 30e5840ffc3626dba73d60d08a1545272288f973
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